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Willy Maertens
Willy Maertens (1893–1967) was a German film and television actor. He was married to the actress Charlotte Kramm with whom he had a son Peter Maertens. Selected filmography * ''Attack on Baku'' (1942) - Notar beim dänischen Ölherrn Jenssen * '' In Those Days'' (1947) - Wilhelm Bienert / 3. Geschichte * '' Nora's Ark'' (1948) - Willi Lüdecke * '' The Original Sin'' (1948) * '' Unknown Sender'' (1950) - Herr Lehmann - Magdas Vater * '' Only One Night'' (1950) * ' (1950) - Dr. Bing * '' You Have to be Beautiful'' (1951) - Arzt * ''Engel im Abendkleid'' (1951) * '' Under the Thousand Lanterns'' (1952) - Mahnke, Gerichtsvollzieher * '' Toxi'' (1952) - Kriminal-Inspektor Plaukart * '' Oh, You Dear Fridolin'' (1952) - Dr. Mond, Verleger * '' I'm Waiting for You'' (1952) - Hausmeister Wagner * ''Not Afraid of Big Animals'' (1953) - Lawyer Immelmann * '' It Was Always So Nice With You'' (1954) - Hannemann - Elisabeths Vater * '' Consul Strotthoff'' (1954) * ''Geständnis unter vier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braunschweig
Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( , from Low German ''Brunswiek'' , Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek'') is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser. In 2016, it had a population of 250,704. A powerful and influential centre of commerce in medieval Germany, Brunswick was a member of the Hanseatic League from the 13th until the 17th century. It was the capital city of three successive states: the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1269–1432, 1754–1807, and 1813–1814), the Duchy of Brunswick (1814–1918), and the Free State of Brunswick (1918–1946). Today, Brunswick is the second-largest city in Lower Saxony and a major centre of scientific research and development. History Foundation and early history The date and circumstances of the town's foundation are unknown. Tradition maintains that Brunswick was created through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not Afraid Of Big Animals
''Not Afraid of Big Animals'' (german: Keine Angst vor großen Tieren) is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and starring Heinz Rühmann, Ingeborg Körner and Gustav Knuth.Bock & Bergfelder p. 340 It is a circus film and a remake of the French film ' (1938). It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios of Real Film in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff. Main cast * Heinz Rühmann as Emil Keller * Ingeborg Körner as Anni * Gustav Knuth as Schimmel * Maria Paudler as Frau Müller * Gisela Trowe as Emma * Werner Fuetterer as Bollmann * Jakob Tiedtke as Zirkusdirektor * Erich Ponto as Polizei-Kommissar * Josef Sieber as Polizist * Willy Maertens as Lawyer Immelmann * Albert Florath as Ziegler * Margarete Slezak as Frau Richter * Ursula Herking as Dame in Straßenbahn * Hubert von Meyerinck as Kunstreiter * Bruno Fritz as Herr Richter * Beppo Brem as Schornsteinfeger / Chimney sweeper * Carl Napp as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and commercial relations (not diplomatic ones). ** Charlie Chaplin launches his last film, ''A Countess from Hong Kong'', in the UK. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps, USMC and Army of the Republic of Vietnam, ARVN troops launch ''Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 14 – The Human Be-In takes place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco; the event sets the stage for the Summer of Love. * January 15 ** Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species ''Proconsul nyanzae, Kenyapithecus africanus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1893 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America. * Mark Twain started writing Puddn'head Wilson. * January 6 – The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress; the charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison. * January 13 ** The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom has its first meeting. ** U.S. Marines from the ''USS Boston'' land in Honolulu, Hawaii, to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution. * January 15 – The ''Telefon Hírmondó'' service starts with around 60 subscribers, in Budapest. * January 17 – Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii: Lorrin A. Thurston and the Citizen's Committee of Public Safety in Hawaii, with the intervention of the United States Marine Corps, overthrow the government of Queen Liliuokalani. * January 21 ** The Cherry Sisters first perform in Marion, Iowa. ** The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Liar (1961 Film)
''The Liar'' (german: Der Lügner) is a 1961 West German film directed by Ladislao Vajda. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal .... Plot summary Differences from play Cast Soundtrack External links * * 1961 films 1961 comedy-drama films German comedy-drama films West German films 1960s German-language films German black-and-white films German films based on plays Films shot at Wandsbek Studios 1960s German films {{1960s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Miracle Of Father Malachia
''The Miracle of Father Malachia'' (german: Das Wunder des Malachias) is a 1961 West German black-and-white film directed by Bernhard Wicki and starring Horst Bollmann. The film is based on the 1931 novel '' Father Malachy's Miracle'' by Bruce Marshall and tells the story of a supposed miracle in a West German town that is soon exploited and sensationalized by the media and profiteers. The film won several awards and was the official West German submission to the 34th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. Plot Next to a church in a prosperous German industrial town is the Eden bar, a night club and brothel. The Eden bar is a thorn in the side of the worldly innocent monk Father Malachia ( Horst Bollmann), who is praying to God that he will close the bar. The prayer is heard and the building and the bar and all people inside vanish and reappear on an island in the North Sea. This apparent miracle draws the attention of the media, politicians and scientists, all trying to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darkness Fell On Gotenhafen
''Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen'' (german: Nacht fiel über Gotenhafen) is a 1960 German drama film directed by Frank Wisbar. It dramatizes the sinking of , which was sunk while carrying German servicemen and around 6,000 civilian evacuees. Heinz Schön presents the combined death toll as 9,343.Pipes, Jason. In A Memorial to the Wilhelm Gustloff' Pipes cites Heinz Schön as reporting in ''Die Gustloff Katastrophe'' that the loss of life was 9,343. Sinking of MV ''Wilhelm Gustloff'' was a German cruise liner laid down on 4 August 1936. Intended to be christened Adolf Hitler, she was eventually named after Wilhelm Gustloff, the assassinated leader of Nazi Party Foreign Organisation in Switzerland. She was launched into the Elbe on 5 May 1937. The liner was constructed by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as part of the ''Kraft durch Freude'' (Strength through Joy) program to endorse low-cost voyages for the German working class, with the belief that happy workers work harder. Up to 30 luxur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Of Course, The Motorists
''Of Course, the Motorists'' (german: Natürlich die Autofahrer) is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Heinz Erhardt, Maria Perschy and Erik Schumann.Hake p. 120 The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Haag. Cast * Heinz Erhardt as PHW Eberhard Dobermann * Maria Perschy as Karin Dobermann * Erik Schumann as Walter Schliewen * Ruth Stephan as Jutta Schmalbach * Trude Herr as Frau Rumberg, Fahrlehrerin * Margitta Scherr as Gisela * Edith Hancke as Autofahrerin * Arne Madin as Felix Dobermann * Ralf Wolter as Oberwachtmeister * Willy Maertens as Film-Regisseur * Bob Iller as Quizmeister * Hans Paetsch as Polizeipräsident * Jöns Andersson as Jugendlicher (Nr. 3) * Klaus Behrendt as Toningenieur beim Polizeifest * Peter Frankenfeld as Karl Bierbaum * Frank Duval as Singer * Geschwister Duval as Gesang * María Duval as Singer * Friedel Hensch und die Cyprys as Gesang * Karl-Heinz Gerdesmann as 2. LKW-Fahrer * Max ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That Won't Keep A Sailor Down
''That Won't Keep a Sailor Down'' (german: Das haut einen Seemann doch nicht um) is a 1958 German-Danish comedy-drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Karlheinz Böhm, Antje Geerk and Georg Thomalla. It was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. Plot After returning to Copenhagen, a sailor discovers that his wife has died a few days before shortly after giving birth. He now tries to bring up the child, with the help of a young woman he has met. Cast *Karlheinz Böhm as Peter Hille * Antje Geerk as Christine Hansen * Georg Thomalla as Valdemar V. Olsen *Annie Rosar as Frau Nielsen * Hans Nielsen as Pastor Paulsen * Irene Mann as Paula * Willy Maertens as Herr Nielsen *Gerd Frickhöffer as Hermann *Eddi Arent Gebhardt Georg Arendt (5 May 1925 – 28 May 2013) was a German actor, cabaret artist and comedian. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1956 and 2002. He was born in Danzig, Free City of Danzig (present-day Gdańsk, Poland) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At The Green Cockatoo By Night
''At the Green Cockatoo by Night'' (german: Nachts im grünen Kakadu) is a 1957 West German musical film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Dieter Borsche and Renate Ewert. It was made by Real Film at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. Cast * Marika Rökk as Irene Wagner *Dieter Borsche as Dr. Maybach *Renate Ewert as Hilde Wagner * Gunnar Möller as Knut Peters * Hans Nielsen as Eduard Reichmann *Loni Heuser as Tante Henriette *Willy Maertens as Onkel Otto * Trude Hesterberg as Frl. Koldewey *Fred Raul as Haase *Ludwig Linkmann as Prof. Hagedorn * Joseph Offenbach as Balduin *Christa Williams Christa Williams (born: Christa Bojarzin 5 February 1926 – 28 or 29 July 2012) was a German pop singer most popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Williams was chosen to represent Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 with the s ... as singer *Frank Forster as singer *Helmut Ketels as dancer *Claus Christofolini as dancer *Heinz Holl as dancer Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If We All Were Angels (1956 Film)
''If We All Were Angels'' (german: Wenn wir alle Engel wären) is a 1956 West German comedy film directed by Günther Lüders and starring Dieter Borsche, Marianne Koch and Hans Söhnker. It is a remake of the 1936 film '' If We All Were Angels''. Cast * Dieter Borsche as Christian Kempenich * Marianne Koch as Elisabeth Kempenich * Hans Söhnker as Enrico Farlotti * Carla Hagen as Marie * Fita Benkhoff as Selma * Gustav Knuth as Kommissar * Erich Ponto as Amtsrichter * Ingrid Pan as Fräulein Knüll * Edith Hancke as Junge Animierdame * Elisabeth Lennartz as Frau Schimmelpfennig * Ellinor Lang * Albert Florath as Justizrat Genius * Joachim Teege Joachim Teege (November 30, 1925 – November 19, 1969) was a German actor. Selected filmography * ''The Adventures of Fridolin'' (1948) - Heini Bock * '' Und wieder 48'' (1948) - Reisender * '' The Staircase'' (1950) - Herbert Ehrke * '' The Merr ... as Amtsanwalt * Rudolf Therkatz as Bürgermeister * Walter Gross as Robert * Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Captain From Köpenick (1956 Film)
''The Captain from Köpenick'' (german: Der Hauptmann von Köpenick) is a 1956 West German comedy film directed by Helmut Käutner and based upon the 1931 play '' The Captain of Köpenick'' by Carl Zuckmayer. The play was based on the true story of Wilhelm Voigt, a German impostor who masqueraded as a Prussian military officer in 1906 and became famous as the Captain from Köpenick. It was nominated for the 29th Academy Awards in the category Best Foreign Language Film. It was shot by Real Film at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff. Cast *Heinz Rühmann as Wilhelm Voigt *Martin Held as Dr. Obermüller *Hannelore Schroth as Mathilde Obermüller * Willy A. Kleinau as Friedrich Hoprecht *Leonard Steckel as Adolph Wormser *Friedrich Domin as Jail Director *Erich Schellow as Capt. von Schlettow *Walter Giller as Willy Wormser * Wolfgang Neuss as Kallenberg *Bum Krüger as Schutzmann Kilian *Jose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
